Decision

a) The Cabinet accepts the Department for
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities capital grant of
£910,000 for the purpose of purchasing a minimum of ten
properties and a revenue grant of £478,615 for dedicated
support workers and associated services;
b) Authority for acquisition of the properties and all associated
operational decisions including authority to award contracts for
improvement works and the negotiation of the lease to a housing
provider be delegated to the Corporate Director Community
Wellbeing.